The present church was built 1669 as commemorated in the plaque above the main door. The chapel was mentioned as being visited by the Bishop of Malta Paul Alphéran de Bussan on 26 May 1729. He ordered that the chapel contributes financially towards the construction of the quire of the parish church. In 1858 the confraternity of St Michael was established in this chapel. During the 20th century the chapel was abandoned and subsequently used as a storage facility. The chapel underwent extensive restoration in 2007.[2][3]
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^"The Chapel of St Basil and St Michael", Local Councils. Retrieved on 10 February 2017.
^"Mqabba", Malta-Canada. Retrieved on 10 February 2017.
^Farrugia, Jonathan. "Il-Knisja ta’ San Mikiel ~ Imqabba ~", Kappelli Maltin. Retrieved on 10 February 2017.
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michael, chapel, mqabba, chapel, michael, 17th, century, roman, catholic, church, located, southern, village, mqabba, malta, church, built, adjacent, 15th, century, chapel, dedicated, basil, chapel, michaellocationmqabbacountrymaltadenominationroman, catholich. The Chapel of St Michael is a 17th century Roman Catholic church located in the southern village of Mqabba Malta The church is built adjacent to a 15th century chapel dedicated to St Basil 1 Chapel of St MichaelLocationMqabbaCountryMaltaDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusActiveDedicationSt MichaelArchitectureFunctional statusChurchCompleted1669AdministrationArchdioceseMaltaParishMqabbaHistory editThe present church was built 1669 as commemorated in the plaque above the main door The chapel was mentioned as being visited by the Bishop of Malta Paul Alpheran de Bussan on 26 May 1729 He ordered that the chapel contributes financially towards the construction of the quire of the parish church In 1858 the confraternity of St Michael was established in this chapel During the 20th century the chapel was abandoned and subsequently used as a storage facility The chapel underwent extensive restoration in 2007 2 3 References edit The Chapel of St Basil and St Michael Local Councils Retrieved on 10 February 2017 Mqabba Malta Canada Retrieved on 10 February 2017 Farrugia Jonathan Il Knisja ta San Mikiel Imqabba Kappelli Maltin Retrieved on 10 February 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Michael 27s Chapel Mqabba amp oldid 1045527961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
